Sentral Update

The Sentral data cloud migration was completed successfully this week. The link to access the Parent and Student Portal has been updated on the College Website, located under the 'e-portals' section. I encourage all parents and students to have a look at the new Sentral Interface.

Sentral remains our main Student Management System for attendance explanations, parent teacher interview bookings, and accessing reports, timetables, and daily notices.

We will only use Compass for excursions, permission and payments.

Qkr! remains available for making school fee payments and purchasing school uniforms and calculators until further notice.

Year 7 – 10 Progressive Assessment Tests (PAT)

Years 7 to 10 students will be completing their online Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT) for Reading and Mathematics in Week 5 and 6.

PAT assessments provide objective, norm-referenced information to teachers about their students’ skills and understandings in a range of key areas. Each PAT has its own proficiency scale with descriptors outlining the content and skills students are consolidating at any given point on that scale. Each PAT assessment provides data on student performance, making PAT ideal for understanding students’ current strengths and weaknesses, informing teaching and learning, and monitoring progress over the year. The tests are online, multiple choice and each test will take approximately 40 minutes. I encourage all students to do their best during these tests as the data will be used by their class teachers.

This weeks reminders

• HSC exams continue to take place during Weeks 3 and 4
• Good luck to students playing in the Berg/Downie Cricket Shield competition on Tuesday 24 October.
• There is a Pupil Free Day on Wednesday 25 October.
• The 2024 Senior Leaders will take part in their training days on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 October.
• The HSC Visual Art major works will be marked on Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 October.
• In-class exams for Year 10 begin in Week 4.

Sandra Harris

Admin Coordinator